Florida lawmakers are rejecting Governor Ron DeSantis’ push for a special legislative session aimed at enforcing stricter immigration laws ahead of President- elect Donald Trump stepping into office.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a news conference from the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island on Wednesday afternoon.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference at a museum in Titusville Thursday morning.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference with Inter Miami CF executives on Thursday evening.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a press conference at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami Tuesday afternoon.

Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez is holding a press conference in Miami-Dade County on Thursday morning.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference Friday morning at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Winter Haven.

Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference Tuesday morning in Surfside following Saturday’s attack in Israel.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is visiting Miami-Dade County on Tuesday. His morning agenda includes a visit to a charter school just north of Kendall.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference at a Miami-Dade private school Monday, where he’s expected to sign a bill into law expanding school vouchers in Florida.

Attorney David Claros says "the term ‘illegality’ is something that gets thrown around, but it’s of very little legal significance because most of these individuals do have a right to be here."

Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez wouldn’t answer questions about controversial comments she made on a Spanish-language radio show.

Speaking at a breakfast hosted by a self-proclaimed “pro-family” organization, Florida’s lieutenant governor hailed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, leaving abortion laws up to individual states, as nothing short of miraculous.

There was a parade of Republican elected officials. One after another, they said they were deeply concerned about the sale of iconic radio stations, Radio Mambí 710 AM and WQBA 1140 AM.

Gov. Ron DeSantis will be joined by Lt. Governor Jeanette Nuñez and Senator Manny Diaz at a news conference Monday morning at the Freedom Tower in Miami.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference Tuesday morning at Miami Dade College. Lt Gov. Jeanette Nuñez will also be present.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a roundtable discussion Friday afternoon at the Jesus Worship Center in Doral. Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez will also be present.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a roundtable discussion Friday afternoon at the Jesus Worship Center. Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez will also be present.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Wildwood on Wednesday to announce his support of the Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act, or Stop the Woke.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez are holding a news conference Monday morning at the Freedom Tower in Miami.

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and fellow GOP politicians are accusing President Joe Biden of not doing more to help establish internet access for Cubans on the island.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said they “will not back down” as they push for democracy in Cuba and throughout Latin America.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. John the Apostle Catholic School in Hialeah.

“Given the increase in vaccine, given the fact we made a good dent in the 50+ population, as well,” Lt. Gov. The lieutenant governor of Florida spoke Friday at a new vaccination site in Doral about the factors behind the decision to open up vaccines to all adults in less than two weeks. “The younger age groups probably won’t go out and get vaccines as quickly as the older groups,” she said. Nuñez said the state received about 63,000 additional doses of the Pfizer vaccine last week and believes they will soon be receiving upwards of 25,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Hundreds of people showed up before noon in Doral and at a walkup site at Helen Miller Park in Opa-locka.

Ron DeSantis was in Miami on Monday to launch the expansion of Florida’s COVID-19 vaccination program for homebound seniors to veterans of the Bay of Pigs invasion. Last week, DeSantis visited Aventura as the state began vaccinating homebound Holocaust survivors. These are veterans that we really appreciate.”AdOther veterans and their spouses will receive their shots in the comfort of their own homes, DeSantis said. Ron DeSantis speaks from Miami Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference Monday morning at the Bay of Pigs Museum and Library in Miami.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The vaccine rollout continues across Florida, but appointments because of supply are still hard to come by. Still, it was a busy weekend at vaccine sites in South Florida and there was also plenty of conversation surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine and the issues the state and local hospitals face in getting the vaccine. Florida’s Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez (R-Florida) appeared on Local 10′s Sunday news program, “This Week in South Florida,” to discuss issues of access and supply for Floridians over 65. Local 10 co-host of “This Week In South Florida” asked Nuñez about President Joe Biden’s plan to have a “more federal centralized system” when it comes to vaccine distribution. “Because health and access to health care is a fundamental right.”ALSO SEESecond vaccine appointments: Here’s what you need to knowBefore you go for first dose, print forms here and fill them out

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – There has been a scramble for supply of the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida, and changes are coming in the way residents will receive their shots. More than a million Floridians have had their first dose, but that’s just a fraction of the state’s population. Last week, hospitals had to cancel appointments after learning from the state that the supply just isn’t there. States have been receiving vaccine distributions from the national supply, though with the new Biden Administration, the logistics may be changing again. Jeanette Nuñez joined This Week in South Florida hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg to discuss, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.

Both Broward and Miami-Dade began vaccinating eligible school employees, meaning those ages 65 and over, against the novel coronavirus. The school district partnered with the Department of Health in Broward County to make it happen. Teachers and school staff were not the only ones receiving the first round of the vaccine this weekend. “They are the most at-risk.”As supply and access for the general public over 65 remains an issue, Florida Lt. Gov. Each week we get informed what our (vaccine) allocation will be.”On Sunday the Miami-Dade County branch of the NAACP called for a comprehensive and equitable approach to distributing the vaccine.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Commissioners Jose “Pepe” Diaz and Oliver G. Gilbert II were sworn in as chairman and vice chairman of the Miami-Dade Broward County Commissioners. “I am grateful to have the opportunity to serve as the chairman,” Diaz said from the podium. Diaz has served on the commission since 2002, while Gilbert served as Mayor of Miami Gardens for eight years before joining the commission in November 2020. “It is an extraordinary thing to live in a place where the kid who parked cars for the stadium when it was built can be the vice chairman of a county commission being sworn in at that stadium,” Gilbert said. During remarks Wednesday morning there were multiple moments of silence in reverence to those who had passed from COVID-19.

Ron DeSantis announced Monday that $20 million will be invested in protecting Biscayne Bay, with $10 million of that funding coming from the state and $10 million coming from Miami-Dade County. DeSantis made the announcement during a news conference at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, where he was joined by Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Lt. Gov. The state’s portion of the funding comes as part of DeSantis’ planned $625 million to be spent on water resources projects. Ron DeSantis is in South Florida on Monday and will be holding a news conference about Biscayne Bay resiliency. Posted by WPLG Local 10 on Monday, December 21, 2020ALSO SEESaving Biscayne Bay: New county mayor outlines ‘very costly’ plan to get rid of septic tanksSaving Biscayne Bay: Miami-Dade’s septic tanks have to go, scientist saysThis is a developing news story.

During his visit to the Mater Academy Charter School in Hialeah Gardens, DeSantis signed HB 641 Funds for the Operation of Schools bill, which includes the new $500 million program. “This is a really big day for teacher’s compensation and we look forward to getting it to the teachers,” DeSantis said. DeSantis said the measure raised Florida teachers’ starting pay from 26th to fifth in the nation. Attorney Roberto Blanch, who specializes in real estate law, is the president of Mater Academy. The expanding network of charter schools he leads is linked to Academica, an influential for-profit charter school management company.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday drivers on the Palmetto Expressway will be facing three new construction projects and two are related toLt. Ron DeSantis approved are a way to “responsibly solve” the Palmetto Expressway congestion difficulties. Project 3: Drivers will have an access point to the Express Lanes from Northwest 122nd Street. The new plan offers some financial relief for drivers during the construction phase. Officials said there will be a reduction of the minimum 50-cent toll rate to a zero toll rate during the duration of the projects.